"Sign this contract to be my Executive Assistant, and five million dollars will make every single one of your problems disappear. But the condition is simple: for the next 365 days, you belong entirely to me. You follow my rules, and you obey my every command." I went to Sterling Industries looking for a job to save myself from eviction and pay off my mother's crushing medical debt. Instead, I walked into the lair of Julian Sterling—the most ruthless, feared billionaire in Manhattan. He didn’t want my typing skills. He wanted my life. I signed his ironclad contract out of pure desperation, thinking I could just play the role of his obedient assistant, survive the year, and walk away. But Julian Sterling is a man who doesn’t just buy what he wants; he conquers it. And beneath his terrifyingly cold exterior lies a dark, possessive obsession... with me. I sold him a year of my life. But what happens when the devil decides he wants my heart?

Five years ago, Julian Hayes walked out of Elara's life without a word, leaving behind a shattered heart. Now, he is a ruthless tech billionaire who just bought her most painful artwork for half a million dollars. He claims he built his empire just to keep her safe and win her back. But can Elara trust the man who broke her, or will his new world of wealth destroy them both?